Has anybody read “photos” in The Return? It’s one long sentence and basically a love letter to French poetry yeah?

I love Michael. It would be so great to have all of his interviews and talks together in a file saved to a hard drive. Maybe I'll undertake that at some point

I do not know if I completely agree with Donna Tartt's view of Esther Summerson. Yes, the character has that "angel in the household" element about her. But I believe emotional abuse at the hands of her aunt/guardian had developed a lack of self worth within Esther that made her interesting to me.

How important is reading from an early age, as a primary activity.

Thank you ❤️ for sharing about someone so beautiful though difficult to understand, but close to my heart and my being. I wish for you many more poems to write and an inspiring life to live. Mariana 💛

I can't believe that the man on the far right is not carrying his sward.

A lovely Biography of this very great Author, I love its gentle pace, a joy to watch, Thank you!

I had an English literature class with Harold Bloom when he was a visitor at Cornell in, I want to say, 1966 or ‘67. I did not know, of course, that he would become the Great Man of Letters that he later would be considered. I was a pretty serious student, in the Cornell honors English program. But my memories of him are of a pompous (if erudite) man, sitting in his desk in front of the class, chain smoking, droning on, and occasionally asking unintelligible questions of his students. A great thinker, perhaps. But pretty abysmal as a teacher, I’m afraid.

Incredible how he perceived Bush to be the American Caligula. Trump: hold my beer!

the interviewer is given gold about 18 mins in: the model walking across the room in Vegas "gave me Play It As It Lays". And the interviewer responds by saying, "Um, well - I'm going to ask you about..." I know this is a high-stress interview but... it seems to me that this woman isn't up to the task. I think what we as an audience would like it an actual conversation...

Once I had a dream I was taking a lit. class at Harvard and on the final exam the question was: "What did the Beat poets have in common Walt Whitman? Well, I've never read either one so i can't say, but I'm sure Prof. Bloom would have something to say about it.

As an undergraduate studying English literature back in the 80's , Harold Bloom was one of my favorite critics especially the great work he did in British Roantic poetry.

Fantastic!!! Intellectually stimulating with so many references to favorite poets my deceased husband and I so much enjoyed reading. Thank you so very much.

For Bloom Shakespear is above everyone else. A prejudiced critic, I am afraid...

Okay, a very learned man with many accolades says "I don't want to be blah blah phobic ". Proceeds to be phobic and pretentious. Also, Shakespeare did not presume the Renaissance. The Italians did. Well before Shakespeare. Done here.

His American pantheon excludes Twain ? Hemingway said Huckleberry Finn was the beginning of a specifically American literature, and he was right.

All I know about Moby Dick is that Papa Boner is his dad. And, he probably missed him during the time of the writing process.

What an idiot. Whitman was mediocre at best.

2 CIA tools

I didnt know Melville had such a big Dick.

Chapeau!

The interviewer is crude and unprofessional.

If the story had been longer, it would have been neither worse nor better, but a *different story*. I did like this story, which surprised me as I'm not much if an Updike fan.

Tremendous

Am I losing my mind, or is everything he's saying been said a million (more or less) times before? I was expecting fresh revelations. Not to say he's not intelligent nor well spoken, but ... is this the culmination of a lifetime of work on Shakespeare?

Fantástico interview ‼️

DeLillo sounds so much like older Paul Newman, it’s crazy.

I’m 56 and have recently heard about William Gass from a Better Than Food book review on KZbin. How am I just now discovering this amazing writer?

Possession is the most gripping force that a writer has and a porn star too.

That’s totally what screwed.

Yes... the Sea!

I love that part of this is in Español. I am trying to learn enough to read Bolaño's poetry in the original language.

I love Rushdie's perspective of bodyguards in a way that Barthelme could never imagine

Just wow.

It’s fun to listen to her charming Mississippi accent become attenuated over time in the interviews. Walking into Bennington College (New England) for the first time-she probably made a striking impression on everyone.

How wonderful it is to have the consolation of tears when nothing is wrong.

Silverblatt is the Nardwuar of literature interviews

RIP JOHN died April 2nd 2024 at the age of 93. He was hilarious.

NO SOUND AHH

Bruh I thought Gass wayyy different. It make the tunnel more accessible now

rest in peace to my favorite author. forever witty and articulate.

Such a serene, egoistical, philosophical, reasonable, charming gentleman.

Silverblatt looks like a Silverblatt.

RIP John

If you know so much why are you talking?

This documentary is so well made! So engaging and put up in such a charming way... the best i have ever seen as far a shirt biographical documentaries go. Amazing work. How many of us would wish to still have material made up like this about relevant and interesting people

Of course the interviewers are dutch guys...

Is this about Bloom or Emerson?

(Fernando)"Pessoa was neither mad nor a mere ironist; he is Whitman reborn…" Harold Bloom: The Western Canon

Nature has a tendency to spiral.